Profile: Gracia moved quickly through the Tigers' system after being signed as a 16-year-old out of Venezuela. Now 22, the right-hander hit for a good average (.319) in 51 plate appearances in 2012, but only had one extra base hit. One item to keep in mind, of the 51 PA he had, 34 were against lefties. He should be able to hit for some power after putting up double-digit home runs in the minors over the last two seasons. Besides the power, he has a bit of speed by averaging almost 20 stolen bases in his last three minor league seasons. The main problem holding back his ceiling as been his strikeouts. In the last three years respectively, he had a strikeout percentage of 22%, 22% and 26%. In 2012, his K% dropped to 19% in Triple-A and 20% in the majors. The high strikeout rate put a drag on his minor league batting average. With Austin Jackson in center and Torii Hunter in right, he looks like he will be in a platoon situation with the left-handed hitting Andy Dirks in left. (Jeff Zimmerman)

The Quick Opinion: Avisail Garcia's playing time during the postseason may make him over-valued on draft day. He may be platooning with Andy Dirks in left field.

Profile: Garcia came to Chicago as part of the three-way Jake Peavy trade. He's shown flashes of what he can do in the majors, but he's done so while striking out far too often (22.5%) and rarely taking a walk (3.5%). Fortunately, there's plenty of reasons to think his tools will let him blossom into a better player than his rates so far indicate. He projects as a strong, prototypical corner outfielder in fantasy; a guy who hits in the middle of the order and is a good source of runs and RBI. White Sox GM Rick Hahn indicated the team views Garcia as a long-term core piece for the team, but there are potential playing time issues for 2014 with Adam Eaton now on board and Paul Konerko, Adam Dunn, Dayan Viciedo, Jose Abreu and Alejandro De Aza vying for playing time. (Al Skorupa)

The Quick Opinion: Garcia could be a strong, prototypical corner outfielder in fantasy. He could be a consistent source of power and runs batted in. He'll need to improve his approach at the plate to do so, but there's plenty of reasons to think his tools will let him blossom into a better player than his rates so far indicate.

Profile: A shoulder injury on April 9th ruined any chance of a breakout season for the 24-year-old Garcia. He miraculously returned in August, and was able to show some of the promise that made him the centerpiece of the White Sox' Jake Peavy deal. Garcia hasn’t put it all together just yet, but he’s the type of player scouts seem to favor despite iffy stats. There’s a sense he can turn into a middle-of-the-order hitter in a perfect world, but Garcia hasn’t shown that just yet. He’ll open the season as the team’s right fielder, and should bat immediately behind Jose Abreu and Adam LaRoche. He’ll likely be a very popular late-round sleeper in most leagues. The potential is there, but he hasn’t proven anything in the majors yet. (Chris Cwik)

The Quick Opinion: Avisail Garcia missed most of last year with a shoulder injury, but showed some promise with his late season performance. He’ll open the year as the team’s starter in right, and has late sleeper appeal based on developing power.

Profile: Garcia may be the biggest bust since Domonic Brown. In parts of four seasons, he's shown us terrible defense, a bat that scrapes league average, and below average base running. That's not a major league profile. He can hit light tower blasts (as could Wily Mo Pena), but he doesn't appear to have the pitch recognition to consistently connect. He swings at everything -- his 60% swing rate is 13 points above league average. He makes below average contact both inside and outside of the strike zone. The hacktastic approach keeps his strikeout rate manageable, but he'll never improve if he can't identify which pitches to target. With negative two wins above replacement so far to his name, Garcia probably has one more shot at a regular role. (Brad Johnson)

The Quick Opinion: Garcia has long been hyped as a high upside power bat. He's capable of making seriously loud contact, it just occurs much too rarely. Plate discipline problems ensure that will continue to be the case. He looks like another bust.

Profile: So, uh, Avisail Garcia is still only 25 years old. He seems to have the mileage of a journeyman and enough bitter prospectors to ensure he lands on at least one "all-time bust" list. If you want to know what an inability (or refusal) to adapt looks like, look no further than Avi, whose swinging strike and chase rates rank second-worst and fifth-worst, respectively, since his debut (min. 1,000 PA). Whether his power tool was ever truly plus or merely above-average, we'll never really know; let's just say David Ortiz didn't become a perennial 30-homer slugger by hitting fly balls only a quarter of the time. Truthfully, one might think Garcia's plate discipline would look terrible, given his contact skills classify as such. Yet his strikeout and walk rates somehow hover around the league average. Alas, the onus for meaningful production falls on the power that never developed and, barring an improbably large adjustment, likely never will. A Tigers fan might be quick to remind you that J.D. Martinez didn't break out until his age-26 season. Hope springs eternal. (Alex Chamberlain)

The Quick Opinion: The only things that separate Avisail Garcia from your typical below-replacement-level hitter are (1) he's somehow still only 25 and (2) his former-prospect glow still lingers, however faintly. He's a late-round AL-only play and, yes, ugh, there's a microscopic chance he magically breaks out. Just don't hold your breath.

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